Tuesday November 27, 2012 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM   Much like her Masterpiece Classic counterpart, Lady Almina was the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, Alfred de Rothschild, who married his daughter off at a young age, her dowry serving as the crucial link in the effort to preserve the Earl of Carnarvon's ancestral home.  Throwing open the doors of Highclere Castle to tend to the wounded of World War I, Lady Almina distinguished herself as a brave and remarkable woman.Aleph / Paulo Coelho ; translated from the Portuguese by Margaret Jull Costa Hotelon the Corner ofBitter andSweet  JAMIE Ford      Hotel on the Corner of  Bitter and  Sweet  JAMIE Ford   When artifacts from Japanese families sent to internment camps during World War II are uncovered during renovations at Seattle's Panama Hotel, Henry Lee embarks on a personal quest that leads to memories of growing up Chinese in a city rife with anti-Japanese sentiment and of Keiko, a Japanese girl whose love transcended cultures and generations.        the fourth Tuesday of the month For more information contact   Martha Brown  510-475-7531 Martha_brown4673@att.net    Location: UNION CITY BRANCH -  Get Directions